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    This absolutely counts in the traditional industry definition of "editing." Traditional film editing is not done on the original negative, but is done with lower-quality copies from the negative. Once the edit is complete, you have in some form an edit decision list indicating which frames are to be in the final version. This then goes to a negative cutter who, following that EDL, will edit the negative to conform to the edit created with the copies. Commented Jun 29 at 2:21
  • In this case, the edit is just as above, and going back to the tapes with the EDL to create the final output is the equivalent of negative cutting, which is not considered part of the editing process. Commented Jun 29 at 2:21
  • @wrosecrans What took you time to post answer? Commented Jun 29 at 5:21
  • In the 1970s the BBC had video hard drives that had been acquired primarily for things like sports broadcast instant replays, but were also used in some Doctor Who stories featuring Tom Baker, including his first (Robot, 1974). Not sure if computers could control it. Commented Jul 21 at 21:47